March

Blog Posts in March, 2016

By Don Schweitzer Most parents are unaware that their children have a designated "home state" under the law of every state in this country. A child's home state determines which court has jurisdiction to decide important issues such as legal and physical custody, visitation schedules, and requests by parents to move far away. To most parents who have child custody disputes, home state jurisdiction ...

By Don Schweitzer, Certified Family Law Specialist When divorced parents share child custody and one of them wishes to move away (out of state or country) with the children, there are specific procedures under California law that protect the left behind parent’s rights before the move-away request can be granted. In one case, a mother requested a move-away with her children because her company ...